Vikings
| 04/18/25 vs Rancho San Juan | 9 |
| 03/11/25 @ South San Francisco | 8 |
| 04/08/25 vs Aragon | 5 |
| 04/10/25 @ Aragon | 4 |
| 04/01/25 vs Summit Shasta | 2 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mills). They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Rancho San Juan Trailblazers on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Tino Janke was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Kendrick Choi was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Nick Lafon was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Mills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Mills pushed their record up to 5-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Rancho San Juan, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Coming up, Mills will be playing in front of their home fans against Menlo School at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Knights will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something the Vikings surely won't give up without a fight. As for Rancho San Juan, they will take on North Monterey County at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Condors' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Trailblazers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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